Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reports that adoptions of children from Africa are on the rise by Canadians due to the scarcity of Chinese children.
From the Globe and Mail:
Canadian adoptions from Africa are on the rise: Last year, there were more than 100 adoptions, a more than threefold increase since 2002. Most are from [...]

Newsweek has a special web report on Zimbabwe’s economy and how the US dollar is traded on the black market.
From Newsweek:
Officially, one U.S dollar is worth about 30,000 Zimbabwean dollars. As of last week the real price on the black market was about 35 million dollars, or 1,166 times the official rate. The bill for [...]

From the BBC News:
The Congolese Nature Conservation Institute (ICCN) is reported to have brought the charges against Honore Mashagiro - one of its members.
Ten gorillas were killed in 2007 in the Virunga National Park, a Unesco world heritage site.
The park is in a volatile region where rebels have set up a base.
The area [...]

The BBC has a report on modern day pirates and the various activities they undertake to earn money.
From BBC News:
According to the International Maritime Bureau, which runs the piracy-reporting centre in Kuala Lumpur, pirates attack different kinds of vessels for a variety of reasons.
In Nigeria, pirates tend to attack vessels involved in the oil [...]

The tiny West African country of Guinea Bissau is becoming a key hub for the trafficking of cocaine from Colombia to Europe.
From the Observer:
US drug enforcement agents report that the old cocaine channels through the Caribbean, markedly Jamaica and Panama, have become more intensively policed, forcing the Colombians to develop new routes to traffic cocaine. [...]

Voice of America News reports on the smuggling situation in the Sahara Desert, as smugglers transport goods ranging from counterfeit cigarettes to cocaine.
From VOA News:
The Sahara desert has long been an attractive tax-free zone for entrepreneurs. But getting products through the mostly inhospitable and hostile terrain is hard. There are no auto repair stores for [...]

Several publications are reporting on the life of Henry Okah, a self-proclaimed militant in the Niger Delta who kidnapped and attacked oil production in the region.
From the BBC:
Little is known about Henry Okah, the Niger Delta militant currently being held by the Nigerian Government.
He has been accused by police of murder, kidnapping, [...]

The BBC reports on human traffickers in Africa using the pretext of playing football in Europe to scam families out of money.
Unlicensed sports agents claim to be able to place a young African boy in a European Football club for a fee.
They claim - for a fat fee - that they can introduce a [...]

Wildlife trade monitoring organization Traffic has released a report stating that refugees in East Africa are killing wild animals such as buffaloes and zebras due to a lack of food.
From the BBC:
In its 60-page report, Traffic says the refugees are turning to wildlife because agencies supplying food are not providing meat.
“The scale of wild [...]

The top official responsible for investigating corruption issues in Nigeria has been sent away for one year to undergo “training”.
From the International Herald Tribune:
Nigeria’s anti-corruption chief, whose investigations have ensnared some of the country’s wealthiest politicians and officials, will be sent to a year-long training course in a remote police academy, according to senior law [...]